Virginia Human Rights Acts; adds discrimination on the basis of disability. (HB1848)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria) with support from 42 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville), Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Cliff Hayes (D-Chesapeake), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Clinton Jenkins (D-Suffolk), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Candi King (D-Woodbridge), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Martha Mugler (D-Hampton, Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas Park), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Sterling), Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of disability. Adds discrimination on the basis of disability as an unlawful discriminatory practice under the Virginia Human Rights Act. The bill also requires employers, defined in the bill, to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical and mental impairments of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, if necessary to assist such person in performing a particular job, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The bill also prohibits employers from taking any adverse action against an employee who requests or uses a reasonable accommodation, from denying employment or promotion opportunities to an otherwise qualified applicant or employee because such employer will be required to make reasonable accommodation to the applicant or employee, or from requiring an employee to take leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to the known limitations related to the disability. Read the Bill »
Status
02/25/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101176D |
01/07/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/12/2021 | Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process |
01/14/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/14/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
01/19/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/19/2021 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21102987D-H1 |
01/20/2021 | Read first time |
01/21/2021 | Read second time |
01/21/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21102987D-H1 |
01/21/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1848H1 |
01/22/2021 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
01/22/2021 | VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/25/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/04/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1848H1) |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2021 | Read third time |
02/15/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Enrolled |
02/17/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1848ER) |
02/17/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1848ER) |
02/17/2021 | Signed by President |
02/18/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/19/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021 |
02/19/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 12 (effective 7/1/21) |
02/25/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012) |